The Good Shepherd Emblem is a National recognition for adults who have rendered outstanding service to Baptist youth through their church and one of the national serving agencies, including the BSA. The emblem is made available through ABS in cooperation with those youth-serving agencies.

Self and spouse nominations are not accepted. The nomination form is available as a .pdf file, and once completed can be mailed to P.R.A.Y. for consideration.

Baptist Unit Award of Excellence

Purpose: The Baptist Unit Award of Excellence is a three level program that recognizes exemplary units chartered to Baptist Churches. Quality units with a leadership team committed to ministry become an integral part of the Church's outreach to the community. They have a positive impact on Scouts and their families and they rarely become dropped units.

Recognition: Units that earn the recognition are award a certificate and a ribbon. Individual Scouts may purchase the unit award patch. To qualify for the recognition the unit must meet eight of the following requirements during the current charter year, including all requirements marked with an asterisk (*) Note:This award is a three level award. In the first year units earn the level 1 recognition. In succeeding years they may earn the level 2 and level 3 recognitions. Each successive award must be earned within two recharter years of the previous level recognition (not more than six years).